Virginia Removes Last Three Confederate Monuments From Capitol
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On Friday, Virginia removed three Confederate monuments from Capitol Square, completing the Commonwealth's removal of all Confederate monuments from state property after a bill passed earlier this year.
The removals follow years of effort at city and state levels; similar work to remove Confederate monuments from public display continues nationwide.
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